LEADER 04499nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910790453103321 005 20230120025553.0 010 $a1-59726-525-X 024 7 $a10.5822/978-1-61091-177-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000149010 035 $a(EBL)3317630 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000693066 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11431974 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000693066 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10637798 035 $a(PQKB)10942229 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-61091-177-1 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317630 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10713317 035 $a(OCoLC)923188461 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317630 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1156883 035 $a(PPN)168305445 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000149010 100 $a20110510d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSeeds of sustainability$b[electronic resource] $elessons from the birthplace of the Green Revolution /$fedited by Pamela A. Matson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cIsland Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (313 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61091-177-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhy the Yaqui Valley? An introduction / Pamela Matson and Walter Falcon -- A brief history of the Yaqui Valley / Ashley Dean -- Looking for "win-wins" in intensive agriculture / Pamela Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio -- Ecosystems and land use change in the Yaqui Valley: does agricultural intensification "spare land for nature"? / Pamela Matson and Peter Jewett -- Linking knowledge with action for sustainable development: A case study of change and effectiveness / Ellen McCullough and Pamela Matson -- Exploring vulnerability in the Yaqui Valley human-environment system / Pamela Matson, Amy Luers, and Ellen McCullough -- From wheat to waves and back again: connections between the Yaqui Valley and the Gulf of California / Michael Beman and Amy Luers -- The Yaqui Valley's agricultural transition to a more open economy / Rosamond Naylor and Walter Falcon -- Agricultural research and management at the field scale / Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio and David Lobell -- Nitrogen in the Yaqui Valley: sources, transfers, and consequences / Toby Ahrens ... [et al.] -- Water resources management in the Yaqui Valley / Gerrit Schoups ... [et al.] -- Lessons learned / Pamela Matson, Rosamond Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio. 330 $aSeeds of Sustainability is a groundbreaking analysis of agricultural development and transitions toward more sustainable management in one region. An invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, and students alike, it examines new approaches to make agricultural landscapes healthier for both the environment and people. The Yaqui Valley is the birthplace of the Green Revolution and one of the most intensive agricultural regions of the world, using irrigation, fertilizers, and other technologies to produce some of the highest yields of wheat anywhere. It also faces resource limitations, threats to human health, and rapidly changing economic conditions. In short, the Yaqui Valley represents the challenge of modern agriculture: how to maintain livelihoods and increase food production while protecting the environment. Renowned scientist Pamela Matson and colleagues from leading institutions in the U.S. and Mexico spent fifteen years in the Yaqui Valley in Sonora, Mexico addressing this challenge. Seeds of Sustainability represents the culmination of their research, providing unparalleled information about the causes and consequences of current agricultural methods. Even more importantly, it shows how knowledge can translate into better practices, not just in the Yaqui Valley, but throughout the world. 606 $aSustainable agriculture$zMexico$zYaqui River Valley$vCase studies 606 $aSustainability$zMexico$zYaqui River Valley$vCase studies 606 $aGreen Revolution$zMexico$zYaqui River Valley$vCase studies 615 0$aSustainable agriculture 615 0$aSustainability 615 0$aGreen Revolution 676 $a631.5/8097217 701 $aMatson$b P. A$g(Pamela A.)$0295711 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790453103321 996 $aSeeds of sustainability$93762174 997 $aUNINA